Statement by the President of the Sámi Parliament of Norway - COP 21

It is indeed a great honour for me, as the President of the Sámi Parliament ofNorway, to address the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference.The Sámi are one of many indigenous peoples of the Arctic.For me, it is good to see that many Indigenous Peoples from around the worldare attending COP 21.The work on this conference goes straight to the heart of the future of our uniquecultures. For good reason, we fear that climatic change will hit us harder thanothers, and that we are in danger of losing our traditional way of life unlesssomething is done very quickly.